Box-fastener



(No Mod.)

J. WOLF.

BOX FSTENER.

No. 345,609. atented July 13,1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEcE.

JOSEPH WOLF, OF MILWAUKEE, VISOONSIN.

Box-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 345,609, dated July 13, 1886.

Application tiled April 23, 1836.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JosErH WoLE, o f Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to box-fasteners, and will be fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a box and lid embodying one form of my invention. Fig. 2 is a central transverse section of the same. Fig 3 is a section on line x, Fig. 2; Fig. 4, an enlarged d-etail section, and Fig. 5 a sectional view illustrating another form of my invention.

Avis the body of the box, and B the lid. C is a central strengthening brace,recessed at c. D is a rod that is passed through one side of the box into the brace O, its head d being housed in a countersink, a, in the side of the box. The rod D is grooved at b to receive a staple, Z1', that retains it in the brace, and is squared at c to receive the sha-nk` of a hook, E, that is slipped on as the rod is passed into the brace, and this hook is held in place by the round portion of rod D on one side and a staple, f, on the other, or the rod may be entirely round, and the hook may be retained by a pin, f', as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and

in this case staple f could be dispensed with.

At a point on the lid B that comes `inst over the hook when the lid is in place I drive in a staple, G,whieh is prelerabl y provided with stops g, to prevent it from going in too far, and this staple is designed to receive the hook E as the rod D is turned to the right, a quarter-turn being suiiicient to lock the lidin its closed position.

In locking the lid B to the box A said lid is usually pressed upon by one hand while the rod D is operated by the other, and when the pressure is released there is suicient elasticity in this lid to draw the staple G up tight behind a projection, g', on said hook, thereby preventing the latter from working loose.

Extended from the countersink a up through the top edge on that side of the box is a perforation, h, designed to receive a wire, z', or analogous fastening designed to pass through Serial No. i99,9-20. (No model.)

aperforaton, d', in the head d of the rod D, and when the lid is locked the ends of this Wire are united by a lead seal, H, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. To prevent the seal from being broken by accident, the united ends on the wire are bent back into the countersink,

and it is intended to cover said countersink andan outer countersink on one side, near the upperedge, and its lid provided with a depending staple, in combination with a rod having its bearings in the strengthening-brace and its head operative in the counte1sink,and a hook having its shank fast to said rod, and adaptedto engage the lid-staple, as set forth.

2. A box-fastener consisting of a rod operative in suitable bearings, and provided with a hook adapted to engage a staple depending from the box-lid, in combination with a wire or analogous fastening passed through the rod-head and adjacent side of the box,the ends of said wire being united by a seal, as set forth.

3. A boxfastener consisting of a rod operative in suitable bearings and provided with a hook having a projection upon its inner side, and adapted to engage a staple depending from the box-lid, and said stapleprovided with stops to limit its insertion, as set forth.

Iii-testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH VOLF.

Witnesses:

H. G. UNDEEWOOD, M AURIoE l?. FREAR. 

